CHINA-INDIA 2 LAST

CHINA-INDIA 2 LAST
"Even earlier when the Prime Minister went (to
Arunachal), they (China) made that comment. When I first
visited Tawang, some of the Chinese newspapers brought out the
story that India's Foreign Minister is visiting Southern
Tibet," Mukherjee said, while noting that "Time to time, they
have raised this issue (of Arunachal)".

Asked about the reason for sudden "acrimony" between
India and China recently over Arunachal Pradesh, he said, "I
would say that it is not sudden because 1914 onwards China has
never accepted McMohan Line... They have protested then and
they protested later."
Making it clear that China has no claim over
Arunachal, the Finance Minister said it was a historical fact
the state has been a part of India since colonial times.
After India became a Republic, Arunachal has been
sending its elected representatives to Parliament regularly.
"...now, everybody has the liberty to make comment.
But as far as the international law of standard and practices
(goes), we respond the way we should respond and we have
responded," he said.
"That is the practice in India. That is the practice
in every parliamentary form in any part of the world," the
Finance Minister added. PTI PYK
PMR


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